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Wound Care WOCN Exam/54 Questions and Answers/100% Scores
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Wound Care WOCN Exam/54 Questionsand Answers/100% Scores
TEWL - -Transepidermal water loss
-What is the most common type of skin cancer? - -basal cell carcinoma
(BCC)
-How does basal cell carcinoma present? - -"pearl like" translucent papule
with central ulceration
-What is the second most common type of skin cancer? - -Squamous cell
carcinoma (SCC)
-How does squamous cell carcinoma present? - -Enlarging keratotic papule
-ABCDEs of melanoma - -Asymmetric, border irregular, color variance,
diameter >0.6 cm, evolution
-What is the order of repair in an acute wound? - -Brief inflammatory phase,
epithelial resurfacing and granulation tissue formation and remodeling
-What is the max tensile strength for a full-thickness wound healing by scar
tissue formation? - -80% of original tissue strength
-What strategy is used to help convert a chronic wound into an acute
wound? - -Surgical debridement
-intermittent claudication - -pain and discomfort in calf muscles while
walking; a condition seen in peripheral arterial disease
-What are the nutritional requirements of patients with open wounds or at
risk for pressure ulcer? - -30 to 35 cal/kg/day; 1.25 to 1.5 proteins/kg/day;
and 30mL/kg/day of fluids
-Moisture retentive dressings - -permit evaporation of moisture from the
skin ad wound--NOT OCCULSIVE
-TIME framework for wound healing - -tissue management, control of
inflammation/infection, moisture balance, edge advancement
, -Appropriate wound cleansers that flush away exudate without damaging
proliferative cells include: - -saline, commercial wound cleansers, and
potable tap water
-Cleansing of "dirty" wounds - -Require 4 to 15 psi irrigating force and may
involve cytotoxic solutions
-contact layers - -1. single layer of woven net
2. protects new granulation tissue
3. can irrigate through it
4. can use with topical med
5. needs a secondary dressing
6. not to be used with think exudate
-Hydrocolloid dressing - -Inappropriate for infected wounds and exudative
wounds.
-transparent adhesive dressing - -semipermeable, bacteria do not penetrate
the wound.
-When is debridement contraindicated? - -In a closed uninfected wound that
is poorly perfused and when the goal of care is maintenance or comfort as
opposed to healing
-surgical debridement - -The use of scalpels, scissors, or lasers in a sterile
environment by a physician or podiatrist to remove necrotic tissue, foreign
material, and debris from the wound bed. Debridement to the point of
bleeding may stimulate healing via the release of platelet-derived growth
factors.
-autolytic debridement - -using body's enzymes to break down tissue;
Requires a moist wound surface and normal WBC counts (no infection)
-Enzymatic debridement - -topical application of enzymes to surface of
necrotic tissue. can be used on infected and non-infected wounds with
necrotic tissue. may be used in wounds that have not responded to autolytic
debridement or in conjunction with other debridement techniques. can be
slow to establish a clean wound bed and should be discontinued after
removal of devitalized tissues in order to avoid damage; Nickle thick
application
-chemical debridement - -Using sodium hypochlorite ( Dakin's solution) and
similar agents. Typically reserved for wounds that are necrotic, infected, and
malodorous; remains controversial
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